Steam-trap and automatic check-valve.



S. V. SHAROOD.

STEAM TRAP AND AUTOMATIC 011201: VALVE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY7, 1909.

Patented Aug. 9, 1910.

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SAMUEL V. SHAROQD, OF BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO EDMUND L. REED, OF EAST BRIDGEWA'IER, MASSACHUSETTS.

STEAM-TRAP AND AUTOMATIC CHECK-VALVE.

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Specification of Letters Patent. I

Application filed May 7, 1909.

Patented Aug. '3'), 1910.

sfillfll No. 494,671.

b all whom. it may concern:

lie it known that Saucer. V. SHARON), a citizen of the United States, residing at Brockton, in the county of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improwments in Steam- Traps and Automatic which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to steam traps and check valves adapted to be attached to the east end of steam pipes for the purpose of preventing the passage of steam, but letting condensed water pass therethrongh without waste of steam.

The object of my invention is to provide a device of this character of a very simple construction, which shall be positive in its operation, and Wl'llCh-iS so constructed that it can be placed in an ordinary valve casing or in a common pipe cou 'iling, and make a cheap, simple-and thoroughly etlicient automatic.nheclcvalve.

The invention includes, broadly speaking, a supporting plug or like device which is insertible into the inlet end of any ordinary valve casing or pipe, this plug being formed 1 witha central passage therothrough provided at its ends with a contracted orifice. At the outlet end of the plug or like member, is pivotally supported a check valve which may be either closed by gravity or by means of a spring. This check valve closes'against the tapered orifice before referred; to, the principle of my invention seeming to be that steam passing into the passage of the plug and through the tapered orifice, will open the check valve for an instant, but will then be dispersed cent-rifugally causing a central vacuunr space which will cause the immediate closii'rg of the valve against the mouth of the orifice, the condensed water from the steam, however, having sufficient body to lift the valve and find an outlet, the valvcthus intermittently letting the water out and auton iatically holding the steam back.

I have shown two embodiments of my invention in the accompanying drawings, and therein:

Figure l'is a longitudinal section of an ordinary check valve, my valve plug being in place and th valve itself being modified to suit the new conditions; 1* 2 is a perspective view of the plug, the pipe coupling and pipe connected thereto being broken Check-Valves, of

away; and, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal, section thereof.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views oi. the drawings by the invention contemplates, however, the plac-.

ing of a two-part plug 4 of metal in the inlet. end of the valve casing, this plug at its extremity being upwardly inclined so that it may pass through the opening of which the valve seat 3 is the wall, and may be supported thereon. After the plug is in place, it is suitably packed, as at 5, so as to render it steam-tight. Preferably, this plug is made in two parts, the plug being held in position by screws (3 which engage with the wall of: the valve casing. The center of the plug is bored with a longitudinal passage 7 which at the upper end of the plug upwardly turned and is tapered, at 8, this tapered end of the bore 7 opening upon the face of the plug.

9 designates a check. valve which is pivoted in any suitable manner at its upper end. As shown in the drawings, it is pivoted upon cars 10 formed on the valve casing. Prelierably, in this form of valve, the valve is held to its seat by the resiliency of a spring. The detailed construction which I have found most e-llective for this purpose, consists in forming the valve 8 with a socket IL in which is contained a coil spring 12. Into the opposed side of the valve casing is insert ed a screwthrca %ledbushing- 13 which is 'lirected toward the valve. This bushing is also interiorly screw -t1ireadcd, and through it passes the screwthreaded rod l t which device engages with the spring 12.

In Figs. 2 and 3, I have shown anothe embodiment of my invention. In these figures, lti designates stezun pipes, and 18 an or- (ll'lltlly coupling connecting the two pipes. The plug used in'this case and indicated by the numeral .19, is cylindrical and is screwtrhreadod at its extremity for engagement with the coupling 18 and with the pipe 16.

' valve down tightly to its seat, the condensed ally holds the steam back.

At its outer end, the plug is cut away, as at 20, to accommodate the valve. A'passage 21 passes longitudinally through theplug and is intersected at its outer extremityby a vertical passage 22 having a tapered end opening to the face of the cut-away portion of the plug, this face being provided wit-ha slightly raised hub -The valve disk Ql normally rests down pon this hub and; closes the orifice of the tapered passage 22. The valve disk is pivotally mounted by a pin 25 upon the end of a pivoted arm 26 which at its rear end is pivoted by a pin 27 in a slot or recess 28 formed in the material of theplug. It will be seen that this method of making a valve of the character described is extremely cheap and simple, and that ordinary pipe couplings and pipes may be used to form the valve casing, the plug alone being different 'fromthe constructions already on'the market. r

The operationof both forms of myinvention, is believed to be as follows: In order to explain this operation, I may state that it operates on the same principle that causes a vacuum to be created in the center of a whirling column of air. In other words, the steam passing through the tapered orifice causes a vacuum to'be' created immediately beneath the valve, which draws the water, however, from the steam having body, lifts the valve to find an outlet. When the valve is lifted, the steam once more per orms its Work of creating a vacuum and drawing the valve to its seat. Thus, the valve intermittently lets the water out and automatic- While I believe that this invention operates on the principle above stated, I am not certain that this is so, as I have been unable to determine precisely the reason for the operation of the valve. It is a fact, however, that the valve does operate in the manner specified.

The valve is extremely serviceable for the purpose'indicated. It prevents any waste of steam, and yet permits the water of condensation to be excluded. It will be seen that the device is so extremely simple that it may be applied in practically any circum stances and without requiring any special valve casing or any complicated mechanism. There is nothing to get out of. order, as the sole moving'part consists of the ordinary tapered swing check. v

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. The combination with an inclosing casing adapted to be connected in a line of pipe and provided with a flat faced valve seat having a passage therethrough formed with a small orifice atits outlet end, of a i voted check valve of relatively larger area than the area of said orifice adapted to rest upon the face of the seat and close the orifice therethrough.

2. The combination with a casing, of a plug in said casing havin a flat valveseat formed on one end thereo said plug having a longitudinally extending passage therein, the outlet end of the passage being tapered to a small orifice, opening upon the face of the plug, in combination with a pivoted check valve normally resting upon the face of the plugand closing said orifice, said valve having a large area relatively to the.

area. of the orifice.

3. The combination with a valve easing,

of a plug filling the bore of the same,vsaid plug having an upwardly presented face, said plug being longitudinally bored to form a passage, the outlet extremity of the i passage extending upward and being then formed with a small orifice opening upon the face of the plug, in combination with a pivoted check valve normally resting against the face of the plug, said check valve havmg a large area relative to the area of the orifice. a

e 4. A valve-carrying plug screw-threaded at one end for insertion into a pipe and having a longitudinally extending passage through its body, said passage at its outlet therethrough, sai valve havin a large area relative to the area of the ori ce.

5. A device of the character described, comprising a cylindrical plug screw-threaded at one end for engagement with a coupling and cut away on its upper side at the; other end, the face of said cut-away portion being flat and forming a valve seat, the plug being formed with a longitudinally extending steam passage, the outlet end being upwardly turned and terminating in a relatively small orifice opening upon the flat face of theplug, and a valve adapted to fit against the fiat face of the plug and close said orifice, said valve having a projecting arm pivoted to the plug, said valve having a large area relative tb the orifice.

G. The combination with a steam pipe and a pipe coupling, of a cylindrical plug screw-threaded at one end for engagement with a coupling and a pipe, the other end of said plug being cut away to form a flat valve seat and said plug being formed with a longitudinally extending steam passage through its body, the end of said passage being upwardly turned and opening upon the flat face of the cut-away portion of theplug, and a disk valve closing against the lib face of tl. plug and being yiel lin hold in this position.

to form a small orifice opening bod-y ortion 7. -A valve plu comprising a body por-- tion formed wit% a longitudinal passage therethrough, the passage being contracted upon the end face of the body, and a valve isk pivoted to contact with the face of said lug and normally close said orifice, said isk having Ia large area'relative to said orifice,

8. Axvalve plug comprising an elongated aving a ongitudinal passage theret rough formed at one end with a contractedtermination opening upon the face of the plug,--and a disk valve ivoted to the plu and contacting with said face toclose sai orifice, said valve having a large area relative to the orifice.

9. A device of the character described-4 cr i'nprising a body cut away at one endi tp' form a valve seat and having a longitudil'ial passage extending therethrough, 'the end of said passage being contracted and terminzit-Q- ing upon the face of the seat, an arm pivoig ed to the body of the plug, and a disk valve pivoted to said arm and contactingmitlifthe iface-of the plug, said valve having aflitrg'e area relative to the outlet opening oi said SAMUEL v. SHAROODQ'A Witnesses EDGAR WQSWIFT, .ELMER H. FLETCHER. 

